With the passing of long-time NPR political commentator Cokie Roberts at age 75, RadioWest looks back at Doug's 2005 conversation about Roberts' book Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation.
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With the passing of long-time NPR political commentator and veteran journalist Cokie Roberts on Sept. 17 at age 75, RadioWest looks back at Doug's 2005 conversation with Roberts about her book Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation. Roberts, a "founding mother" herself, was part of a group of pioneering female journalists who helped shape NPR since its start in the early 1970s.